Kyle Carroll has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the MFA Oil Executive MBA Scholarship. The scholarship is granted through the MFA Oil Foundation to one employee per year in conjunction with the University of Missouri’s Trulaske execMBA program.
Carroll joined MFA Oil in December 2016 as a management trainee and would go on to become the plant manager in Emporia, Kan. in August 2017. In August 2019, he became the plant manager in Garnett, Kan.
“Kyle has an excellent work ethic, leads his team well and exhibits many of the qualities we look for in successful leaders in our company,” says Kenny Steeves, senior vice president of MFA Oil operations.
Carroll looks forward to the opportunity to further his professional development and share what he learns with his colleagues.
“I am honored to receive this scholarship and appreciate the chance I’ve been given to grow as a leader,” Carroll says. “I believe strongly in pushing to become the best version of myself so that I can contribute to the success of the cooperative.”
The execMBA program is designed for working professionals and allows for students to complete most of the program online with limited on-campus classwork. The scholarship covers full tuition costs, a laptop, miscellaneous costs associated with the program, and a nine-to-ten-day international trip where students meet with foreign business leaders.
Carroll will join the Trulaske execMBA class of 2022 beginning in August. Prior recipients of the MFA Oil Executive MBA Scholarship Program include Charlie Alexander, director of Big O Tires operations; Will Reniker, director of distribution and procurement; and Jennifer Bach, director of Break Time operations.